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Eric Johnson is on the short list of all-time guitar heroes. For the past twenty-five years his peers have viewed his unique purity of tone and technical brilliance as the stuff of legend, something that must be experienced live to be believed. Among his many accolades are a GRAMMY® for "Cliffs Of Dover" a track from his Platinum certified Ah Via Musicom, lifetime induction into the Guitar Player Gallery of Greats, his listing among the "100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century" by Musician Magazine, and again and again readers of the Austin Chronicle have voted Johnson the city's "Best Electric Guitarist" and "Best Acoustic Guitarist" in their yearly poll--they also named him "Electric Guitarist of the Decade" and one of the top five "Musicians of the Decade" in 2000.
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Eric Johnson is a guitarist and recording artist from Austin, Texas. Best known for his success in the instrumental rock format, Johnson regularly incorporates jazz, fusion, New Age, and country and western elements into his recordings.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
It was with anticipation that i opened my copy of Anaheim today. His performance is engaging and spirited throughout and his interaction with the audience has improved since the '88 recorded ACL
DVD. However, what is lacking is the superior camera work we saw on the
ACL DVD....in fact, it's not even close!! For some reason, there are even
shots from the very back of the venue(or out in the street) so far away
that you can barely make out the band/EJ. When closeups come and you finally get to see Eric at work, we are thrust throughout the venue front
to back to side...etc. At times, it distracts excessively from Eric performace and that should not happen. I personally prefer his setup and sound from ACL to his current setup and Cliffs of Dover on a Gibson SG sounds at times hurried and out of tune(horrors). Still, he is my favorite artist...but there are much better performances that he has done(ACL in particular)that could/should be tapped into for their artistry and quality.
DVD. However, what is lacking is the superior camera work we saw on the
ACL DVD....in fact, it's not even close!! For some reason, there are even
shots from the very back of the venue(or out in the street) so far away
that you can barely make out the band/EJ. When closeups come and you finally get to see Eric at work, we are thrust throughout the venue front
to back to side...etc. At times, it distracts excessively from Eric performace and that should not happen. I personally prefer his setup and sound from ACL to his current setup and Cliffs of Dover on a Gibson SG sounds at times hurried and out of tune(horrors). Still, he is my favorite artist...but there are much better performances that he has done(ACL in particular)that could/should be tapped into for their artistry and quality.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
THIS IS AN EXCELLENT GUITAR ORIENTED CONCERT performed by Eric Johnson at the "Grove" in Anaheim, California on May 3, 2006. Eric is a true guitar master!!! If you like good guitar music, you'll LOVE every minute of this one. This is a "must-have" for any Eric Johnson Fan or any Guitar Rock Fan. If you like great guitar play, buy this, you'll love every minute of it, I know I do!!!
Eric Johnson is a Grammy Award Winning Guitarist and performer!!!
The total approx. run time is 1 hour and 14 minutes.
This is the only comtemporay Eric Johnson stage performance. It features Eric on lead vocals and excellent electric guitar play, Tommy Taylor on drums and Chris Maresh on bass guitar. This includes the only recorded Eric Johnson performance of Jimi Hendrix's "Manic Depression". Eric is an outstanding guitar master!!! This concert performance is simply outstanding in all aspects!!!
The songs are as follows:
1. Summer Jam
2. My Back Pages
3. Trademark
4. Manic Depression
5. On the Way to Love'
6. Rocktopus
7. S.R.V. (A special song dedicated to the late great Stevie Ray Vaughan).
8. Little Bit Me Little Bit You (A Monkey's Classic done Eric Johnson style).
9. Cliffs of Dover
Also, you get bonus acoustic performances some on piano of "Wind Cries Mary", "Song for George", and "Song for Lynette". Also, you get bonus interview with Eric and it contains some more electric guitar performances.
This is a welcome release from Eric. It shows a mature Eric performing exceptionally well!!! I highly recommend it!!! Thanks for reading my review and may God Bless, thanks.
Eric Johnson is a Grammy Award Winning Guitarist and performer!!!
The total approx. run time is 1 hour and 14 minutes.
This is the only comtemporay Eric Johnson stage performance. It features Eric on lead vocals and excellent electric guitar play, Tommy Taylor on drums and Chris Maresh on bass guitar. This includes the only recorded Eric Johnson performance of Jimi Hendrix's "Manic Depression". Eric is an outstanding guitar master!!! This concert performance is simply outstanding in all aspects!!!
The songs are as follows:
1. Summer Jam
2. My Back Pages
3. Trademark
4. Manic Depression
5. On the Way to Love'
6. Rocktopus
7. S.R.V. (A special song dedicated to the late great Stevie Ray Vaughan).
8. Little Bit Me Little Bit You (A Monkey's Classic done Eric Johnson style).
9. Cliffs of Dover
Also, you get bonus acoustic performances some on piano of "Wind Cries Mary", "Song for George", and "Song for Lynette". Also, you get bonus interview with Eric and it contains some more electric guitar performances.
This is a welcome release from Eric. It shows a mature Eric performing exceptionally well!!! I highly recommend it!!! Thanks for reading my review and may God Bless, thanks.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I'm going to give this two stars instead of one because Eric Johnson is an incredible guitar player and I'd even watch an Eric Johnson concert in black & white.
The camera work is pathetic. Also this was intended as a home video release, so why was it shot in 2:35:1? Concerts are shot in 1:85 or 1:78. Not only does the camera work suck but the quality also sucks. I realize that this DVD probably wasn't given the same buget as say The Foo Fighters BluRay or The Police Certified but the Jeff Beck DVD that just came out blows this away.
I've seen Eric Johnson probably a half dozen times in concert and he's never played for less than 2 hours. So why is this DVD only about an hour of music?
The standards have gone way up for what a concert DVD or concert BluRay should look like and this falls way short of expectations.
The camera work is pathetic. Also this was intended as a home video release, so why was it shot in 2:35:1? Concerts are shot in 1:85 or 1:78. Not only does the camera work suck but the quality also sucks. I realize that this DVD probably wasn't given the same buget as say The Foo Fighters BluRay or The Police Certified but the Jeff Beck DVD that just came out blows this away.
I've seen Eric Johnson probably a half dozen times in concert and he's never played for less than 2 hours. So why is this DVD only about an hour of music?
The standards have gone way up for what a concert DVD or concert BluRay should look like and this falls way short of expectations.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Eric Johnson's Anaheim Live
Another brilliant performance by Eric . Great job on the cover tunes by Dylan , Hendrix and the Monkees . Read more
Published 20 months ago by docshovel39
Consummate Guitarist
This is Eric's best live performance (purchase the video). Absolutely outstanding and he is playing with a confidence that I have not seen before. Read more
Published on July 30, 2009 by S. Rosenberger
OK but not exciting..........
I love EJ's big 3 releases: Tones, Ah Via Musicom, and Venus Isle. Also have others but nothing has ever equaled those three, including what I've recorded of him playing on TV... Read more
Published on July 5, 2009 by Paul Spieler
Great performance by Eric Johnson and the band.
It's nice to see Eric becoming more comfortable with the mantle of guitar hero and finding more joy in his incredible gift. Read more
Published on June 13, 2009 by Blue Ruins
A guitar masterclass in tone
Anaheim Live is a concert DVD that shows how detail and complex Eric Johnson guitar playing is. The DVD is a masterclass for guitar aficionados who are eager to see in great detail... Read more
Published on April 30, 2009 by Luis C. Diaz
anaheim live
this is a Great DVD, as a fan you dont want it to end I love it.
Published on April 18, 2009 by Richard W. Olsen
Anamazing!
I started playing guitar over forty years ago, so my appreciation of other musicians comes not only from enjoying what I hear but from an understanding of the complex subtleties... Read more
Published on February 28, 2009 by R. W. Blakeslee
EJ - ANAHEIM DVD
Loved the video and it never gets old seeing EJ wail on his guitar. Highly recommend the video...only complaint...TOO SHORT!
Published on February 15, 2009 by M. Chick
EJ's new DVD
Eric Johnson live in Anaheim is a nice video if you could not be at the show. I bought the new Jeff Beck CD 'Appearing this week at Ronnie Scotts' at the same time. Read more
Published on January 11, 2009 by Deforest Thornburgh
EJ's still EJ
As a lifetime player (starting in the 60's), Eric blew me away with "Tones" and "Ah Via Musicom". I've also seen him live a few times so it was with anticipation of a great find... Read more
Published on December 31, 2008 by Michael H. Pratt
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